grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
history of Japan; Japanese history
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
study; research; investigation
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
combined junior high and high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to take over; to hand over
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
second marriage; remarriage
younger brother and sister
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
one's principal residence; main home
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
property; fortune; assets
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in